Cllr Campbell

In everyone’s interests to make sure the streets are as welcoming and accessible as possible

as they are blocking the doors or street crossings.

“Hopefully businesses can be responsible with their placement, allowing everyone to be able to pass them safely.”

The letter also includes guidelines from Perth and Kinross Council on what is and is not considered acceptable with regards to using pavement advertising boards, and reminds business owners it can be an offence to place items on a public road or pavement if they do not have permission from the roads authority to do so.

Although the letter spells out there is no outright ban on advertising boards, it adds anyone who does not comply with the issued guidelines will have the items removed from the street.

Councillor Ian Campbell, who represents Pitlochry as it falls under his Highland Perth and Kinross Council ward, said: “I completely understand that businesses are using advertising boards to try and entice customers off the street and into their premises, and we don’t want to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

“It is in everyone’s interests to make sure the streets of Pitlochry are as welcoming and as accessible as possible.

“The guidelines being issued are intended to offer a way for businesses to continue to promote themselves to customers, without becoming a barrier to people being able to use the pavements to reach their business in the first place.”